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Trinity University sits on a hill above downtown San Antonio, and the campus has a scale to it that a lot of city locations do not. Wide lawns, red brick buildings with clean modernist lines, courtyards that open and close as you move through them. It is a place built for walking and lingering, which happens to be exactly what an engagement session or a proposal needs.
Read MoreWilson and Jillian live in Fort Worth, which meant most of this proposal came together long distance. But the location was never really in question. Jillian's mother and father both went to the University of the Incarnate Word, and that connection was the whole reason Wilson wanted to propose there instead of somewhere closer to home.
Read MoreLast week we photographed an engagement session for Frances and Jhean, whose wedding is coming up later this year. Their session took place at two of the spots where their wedding will unfold: Hotel Valencia, where they'll get ready, and San Fernando Cathedral, where they'll say their vows. Since the day was about capturing great content for their wedding website and invitations, we joined up with Chris Ramey of Made In Texas Productions, their videographer, to walk the spaces and set the stage ahead of the big day.
Read MoreWe've spent a lot of time at the San Antonio Botanical Garden over the years, mostly for weddings, but the same qualities that make it work for a ceremony make it one of our favorite spots for engagement and bridal sessions too. It's rare to find one location with this much range in a single afternoon: palm and cycad groves, open lawns, formal gardens, and quiet wooded paths, all within a short walk of each other.
Read MoreEvery engagement session starts with the same question: where should we shoot? Over the years we've photographed couples across San Antonio and the Hill Country, and we've come to believe the location matters less than the two people standing in it. Still, the right setting gives a session atmosphere. It sets the pace, the light, the mood.
Read MoreMeena had a short list of requirements, and none of them were negotiable. The spot had to be quiet. It had to feel somewhat private, not tucked away where getting Josette there would look suspicious, but private enough that the moment itself would not feel like it was happening in the middle of a crowd. It needed easy access, no long walks, no complicated logistics to explain away. And it needed to carry some of the charm that makes the Riverwalk what it is.
Read MoreThere's maybe a two hour window in the morning where the Japanese Tea Garden is more quiet and empty. After that, it belongs to everyone, and that's fine. it's a beautiful public space and those early hours before the tour groups and large families arrive are different entirely. The air still cooler and the waterfall sounds louder somehow, but actually everything else is just quieter. Stone trees and flowers catch the light in a way that feels almost accidental..
That's the version Zach wanted for Jessica.
Read MoreThere’s a different kind of quiet in San Antonio in the morning. The city feels like it’s stretching awake, not quite rushed yet, not fully settled into the rhythm of the day. The light is softer, more forgiving, and everything feels a little more personal. Sara and Evan’s engagement session lived entirely in that space, beginning with the calm of early morning and unfolding naturally until the sun climbed high enough to signal the end.
Read MoreThere’s something magnetic about places that have lived a hundred lives before you ever step foot in them.
The Hot Wells Hotel Ruins in San Antonio is one of those rare spaces — historic, cinematic, and just the right amount of mysterious. It’s part elegance, part ruin, and all charm. When Elizabeth and Joseph told us they wanted their engagement session there, we couldn’t help but grin. It’s one of those spots that gives you endless creative possibilities and a golden sunset that feels tailor-made for love stories like theirs.
